Akron Zips vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction, 9/10/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Akron Zips vs Michigan State Spartans

Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022

Location: Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, MI

TV: BTN

Odds/Point Spread: Spartans (-35)

Total/Over-Under: 56

Spartan Stadium is the location where the Michigan State Spartans (1-0) will take on the Akron Zips (1-0) on Saturday. Michigan State opens this matchup as 35-point favorites. The over/under is 56.

The Akron Zips come into this game with a record of 1-0 for this season. In their last matchup, the Zips played the Saint Francis Red Flash and notched a win by a score of 30-23. Demarcus Irons Jr. connected on 23/38 with 276 yards through the air and 2 touchdowns. He had a quarterback rating of 138.9 and finished the game without throwing an interception. Cam Wiley led the offense in rushing for the Zips with 21 carries for 84 yds (4.0 yards per attempt). In the game, they tallied 71 plays which converted into 374 yards. The Akron Zips rushed the ball a total of 33 times and amassed 98 yards, which came out to an average of 3.0 yards per attempt. When it came to stopping the run, the Zips conceded 189 yds on 40 attempts, which calculates to 4.7 yds per run allowed. Akron relinquished 22 pass completions on 35 tries for a total of 254 yds, and a completion percentage of 62.9%.

Concerning putting points on the board, the Akron Zips were sitting at 19.8 points per game. As a team they maintained an average of 124.2 yards rushing, giving them a rank of 101st in D-1. The Zips earned 4,100 total yards for the prior year. Akron compiled 22 touchdowns via the pass and 8 touchdowns on the ground. Akron accumulated 226 1st downs as a team, and they committed 68 penalties for 553 yards. They turned the ball over 17 times.

The Zips ranked 125th in the nation when it comes to team defense, giving up 39.5 PPG. They allowed an average of 6.2 yards per run and 248.9 rushing yards per game throughout last year. Over the course of last season, they conceded 2,987 rushing yards through 12 games. When talking about yards via the pass, the Zips gave up 2,641 yards which ranked them 33rd in college football. During their 12 games played last year, they relinquished 220.1 yards per contest through the air as well as surrendering a completion percentage of 67.2%. They surrendered 469.0 yards per game which put them 122nd in college football. They gave up 26 passing touchdowns and 32 touchdowns on the ground.

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The Spartans step onto the field holding a record of 1-0 this season. The last time they took the gridiron, the Spartans went home victorious with a score of 35-13 when they faced the Western Michigan Broncos. Jalen Berger carried the ball 16 times for 120 yds, finishing the game with 7.5 yds per attempt for Michigan State. Payton Thorne (4 TDs) walked away from the game with 233 yds on 12/24 through the air while his quarterback rate was 178.2. He had 1 interception and his Y/A was 9.7. Michigan State relinquished 37 attempts on the ground for 141 yds (3.8 yds per carry). The Spartans secondary gave up a completion rate of 58.3%, relinquishing 193 yds on 21 for 36 passing. The Spartans finished with a total of 430 yds and they ran 56 plays (7.7 yds per play). Michigan State ran the football for 6.2 yards per carry, finishing the contest with 197 yds on 32 carries.

The Michigan State Spartans averaged 429.6 yards per contest, which was good for 43rd in the country. The Michigan State offense totaled 831 yards of penalties on 90 infractions, ranking them 25th in the country in terms of hurting your team. Last year, the Spartans compiled 3,290 yards through the air in addition to averaging 253.1 throwing yards per contest, which had them sitting 49th in Division 1. In relation to their scoring prowess, the Spartans had a ranking of 39th in Division 1 averaging 31.8 points per outing.

Michigan State gave up a total of 1,524 yards rushing (117.2 yards/game) and 10 touchdowns on the ground last season. They surrendered 27 touchdowns from the passing game and 324.8 yards per outing, which put them in 130th in the nation. The Spartans defense participated in 1,024 plays, ranking them 128th in the country. The Spartans conceded 25.3 PPG, which put them in 55th in the nation. In total, they conceded 329 total points.

Who will win tonight's Zips/Spartans college football game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Spartans -35

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